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"The Sixteenth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, and its muster into service of the United States was completed on January 31, 1862. The Sixteenth left the state March 13 for Pittsburg, Landing, TN, which was reached March 20. It disembarked and went into camp.

On the 6th and 7th of April it participated in the Battle of Shiloh, being one of the first regiments to be attacked. Later the Sixteenth took part in the seige of Corinth, MS, April 29 - June 10, 1862, and in the battle of Corinth, October 3-4, 1862.", [1, 2, 3, 4]